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Paquito D Rivera

The Paq Man!

About Me

FUNK TANGO GRAMMY WINNER BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
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Born in the island of Cuba, Paquito DRivera began his career as a child prodigy, playing both the clarinet and the saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra He eventually went on to premier several works by notable Cuban composers with the same Orchestra.A restless musical genius, Mr. DRivera formed and performed with various musical ensembles as a teenager and became one of the founding members of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, which he subsequently conducted for two years and was also founding member and co-director of the innovative musical group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classical and traditional Cuban music had never been heard before. The group toured extensively throughout America and Europe, won several Grammy nominations and a Grammy.
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Member Since: 3/6/2006
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